Impact of preoperative urinary tract infection on postoperative outcomes following total shoulder arthroplasty for osteoarthritis

Abstract

Introduction

As the utilization of total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) increases, it is essential to identify risk factors associated with postoperative complications. Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one such example. Our objective is to identify whether UTI is associated with increased rates of prosthetic joint infection (PJI) and determine whether its treatment reduces PJI rates.

Methods

Patients who underwent primary TSA for glenohumeral osteoarthritis between 2010 and 2019 with minimum two-year follow-up were identified in a national database (PearlDiver Technologies) using Current Procedural Terminology and International Classification of Diseases codes. These patients were stratified into two cohorts: those with preoperative UTI within two weeks of TSA and those without. The preoperative UTI cohort was stratified into those treated and those untreated prior to TSA. Univariate and multivariable analyses were performed.

Results

Following multivariable analysis, there were significantly higher odds of postoperative anemia, pulmonary embolism, and death in the UTI cohort. Comparing treated to untreated UTI, there were no significant differences in multivariable analysis for any 90-day medical or two-year surgical complications.

Discussion

This study showed that UTI was not associated with increased rates of PJI. UTI was, however, associated with postoperative medical complications that surgeons should be aware of.

Keywords

shoulder arthroplasty replacement urinary tract infection prosthetic osteoarthritis

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